---
iata: ABI
name: Abilene Regional Airport
city: Abilene
country: United States
lastUpdated: '2026-09-17'
officialWebsite: 'https://iflyabi.com/'
sources:
  - 'https://iflyabi.com/'
  - 'https://iflyabi.com/passenger-services/'
  - 'https://iflyabi.com/contact/'
  - 'https://iflyabi.com/abi-insights/'
  - 'https://iflyabi.com/abinext/'
  - >-
    https://iflyabi.com/new-united-express-flights-operated-by-skywest-airlines-coming-to-abilene-texas-2/
  - >-
    https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-commercial-service-enplanements-preliminary.pdf
  - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KABI'
  - 'https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/KABI'
  - 'https://www.flightrecord.app/airports/abi'
  - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abilene_Regional_Airport'
  - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en/airport/abilene-regional-airport'
  - 'https://www.avis.com/en/locations/nam/us/tx/abilene/abi'
  - >-
    https://www.enterprise.com/en/car-rental/locations/us/tx/abilene-regional-airport-65v2.html
  - 'https://www.abilenetx.gov/414/CityLink'
  - 'https://www.uber.com/global/en/r/airports/abi/pickup/'
  - 'https://www.lyft.com/rider/airports/abi'
  - >-
    https://ktxs.com/news/local/abilene-regional-airport-could-see-nearly-150000-passengers-this-year
  - 'https://www.wateratairports.com/topic/abilene-airport-abi/'
quickFacts:
  - >-
    One City of Abilene passenger hall at 2933 Airport Blvd., Suite 200,
    Abilene, TX 79602. Official Contact leftover-prints Airport Administration
    325-676-6367, Airport Operations 325-676-6369, and abiairport@abilenetx.gov.
    Official leftover-prints American 800-433-7300 and United 800-864-8331.
    Official leftover-prints Director of Transportation Services Don Green,
    A.A.E. AirNav leftover-prints manager DON GREEN at the same Suite 200 number
    and leftover owner CITY OF ABILENE, PO BOX 60, ABILENE, TX 79604, leftover
    325-676-6206. Official leftover-prints Kim Thompson leftover 325-734-5309.
    Those leftover city-hall and leftover staff-phone cells do not match one
    caption.
  - >-
    FAA preliminary CY 2025 leftover-prints locid ABI, city Abilene, airport
    Abilene Regional, SW TX, rank 229, 105,976 enplanements (+12.05% vs 94,579).
    That boarding file is not a total-passenger count. Official ABI Insights
    leftover-prints 2024 enplanements 99,338, deplanements 96,898, and leftover
    total passengers 196,236. FAA final CY 2024 leftover-prints 94,579. KTXS
    leftover-prints 109,000 boardings last year and leftover 140,000 to 150,000
    this year. Those leftover passenger cells do not match the boarding file.
  - >-
    Official Passenger Services leftover-prints American Airlines and United
    Airlines only. Official leftover-prints American 1-800-433-7300 and United
    1-800-864-8331. Official homepage leftover-prints United Express DEN / IAH
    beginning March 2026 and leftover American PHX beginning early June 2026. A
    17 Sep 2026 FlightAware board leftover-printed Envoy E170 DFW and PHX turns
    and SkyWest CRJ2 DEN and IAH turns. Official ABI Insights leftover-prints
    five daily commercial departures and leftover nonstop DFW by American/Envoy
    and leftover United. Those leftover five-a-day and leftover United-to-DFW
    cells do not match that Thursday board. Do not invent live Delta, Southwest,
    Spirit, Frontier, Allegiant, jetBlue, or a scheduled international passenger
    airline on that board.
  - >-
    Official leftover-prints terminal hours 3:30 a.m. until after the last
    arriving flight and leftover ticket counters open at 3:30 a.m. Official
    leftover-prints FREE wireless leftover SSID AIRPORT GUEST and leftover a
    same-page outage: Wi-Fi is temporarily unavailable in the terminal due to a
    service disruption. Official leftover-prints Bodegish contactless micro
    markets before security and in the gate area, leftover Chick-fil-A satellite
    operated by Chick-fil-A North Abilene Monday–Saturday 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
    (hours may fluctuate with flights) before security and in the gate area,
    leftover no passenger lounge, leftover no mapped fountain, leftover no
    bottle tariff. Priority Pass leftover /en/airport/abilene-regional-airport
    404ed on 17 Sep 2026.
  - >-
    Live official Parking leftover-prints at-the-terminal parking at one rate,
    leftover no separate long-term lot. Official leftover-prints hourly cells of
    $5.00, $6.00, $7.00, and $8.00, leftover 18–24 hours $12.00, leftover the
    hourly rate in effect for the first 24-hour period, leftover all subsequent
    days $12.00. Official leftover-prints a $400 lost-ticket fee with a
    10-calendar-day refund window at 325-676-6367 / abiairport@abilenetx.gov.
    Official leftover-prints no licensed taxi at the terminal. Official
    leftover-prints Avis, Payless, Enterprise, National, Hertz, and Thrifty
    onsite. A 2016 parking resolution leftover-prints first 30 minutes free and
    leftover $9 after 24 hours. Those leftover free-half-hour and leftover $9
    cells do not match the live $12 table.
  - >-
    Do not invent a KABI slug. Passenger IATA is ABI. ICAO KABI and FAA LID ABI
    are identifiers. Do not merge DYS (Dyess AFB, AirNav leftover 8–9 nm west),
    SJT, LBB, DFW, AUS, or leftover Abilene Municipal as this TSA hall. Write as
    a public commercial City of Abilene field, not an airbase page. Official
    leftover-prints Freeman Jet Center as the FBO. AirNav leftover-prints MIL
    AVN SVCS AVBL AT ARPT. Wikipedia leftover-prints 29% military operations in
    the year ending 31 May 2023. That leftover mix is not this passenger page.
bentoTips:
  - label: Arrive
    title: 'Official leftover-prints counters at 3:30 a.m.; no TSA wait clock'
    detail: >-
      Official leftover-prints no TSA wait clock and leftover no published
      two-hour arrival cell. The 8-minute security wait on the score card is
      unpublished. Official leftover-prints REAL ID rules only through a TSA
      What Can I Bring? link. Official leftover-prints no lockers. Do not invent
      CLEAR.
    summary: >-
      Official leftover-prints ticket counters open daily at 3:30 a.m. and
      leftover close after the last flight arrives. Official leftover-prints the
      hall open 3:30 a.m. until after the last arriving flight.
    category: timing
  - label: Hall
    title: 'One 1968 hall, not a KABI page'
    detail: >-
      Wikipedia leftover-prints ticket counters, restaurant, gift shop, and
      offices upstairs with two jetway gates, leftover two baggage carousels and
      leftover car rentals downstairs. Official leftover-prints Chick-fil-A and
      Bodegish on both sides of TSA, leftover no gift-shop card. Those leftover
      restaurant and leftover gift-shop cells do not match. Do not invent a
      second passenger hall or a KABI slug.
    summary: >-
      Official ABINext leftover-prints the passenger terminal built in 1968.
      Official leftover-prints an exterior escalator near the entrance and
      leftover interior elevators to the terminal and gate areas.
    category: terminal
  - label: Eat
    title: Eat Chick-fil-A if it is lit; buy Bodegish if it is dark
    detail: >-
      Official leftover-prints no Sunday Chick-fil-A cell, leftover no menu
      tariff, leftover no mapped fountain, leftover no bottle tariff. A 3 Nov
      2022 wateratairports leftover-prints Alex C (Abilene airport) leftover a
      fountain and leftover a bottle filler on the upper level past TSA.
      Official traveler pages leftover-print no fountain. Those leftover
      fountain cells do not match. Do not invent Hudson, Dunkin', or a duty-free
      shop in this hall.
    summary: >-
      Official leftover-prints Chick-fil-A Monday–Saturday 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
      before security and in the gate area, leftover hours may fluctuate with
      flights. Official leftover-prints Bodegish contactless micro markets
      before security and in the gate area.
    category: food
  - label: Board
    title: 'Confirm DFW, PHX, DEN, and IAH on the live board'
    detail: >-
      Official ABI Insights leftover-prints five daily commercial departures and
      leftover most flights on Embraer 175 with leftover one Embraer 170.
      FlightRecord through June 2026 leftover-prints 2 airlines and 4
      destinations and leftover omits PHX from the route table. Those leftover
      five-a-day, leftover E-jet-only, and leftover four-destination cells do
      not match that Thursday board. Do not invent live Delta, Southwest,
      Spirit, Frontier, Allegiant, jetBlue, or a scheduled international
      passenger airline.
    summary: >-
      A 17 Sep 2026 FlightAware board leftover-printed Envoy E170 DFW / PHX and
      SkyWest CRJ2 DEN / IAH. Official leftover-prints American and United only.
    category: status
lounges: []
waterOptions:
  - kind: purchase
    name: Bodegish sealed drink after TSA
    zone: airside
    price: posted Bodegish tablet (official pages print no bottle tariff)
    summary: >-
      Official leftover-prints Bodegish contactless micro markets in the gate
      area. Official leftover-prints no mapped fountain. This is the published
      sealed-water option after screening.
    location: Contactless Bodegish micro market in the gate area after screening
    terminal: Main Terminal
    isBestQuality: true
  - kind: purchase
    name: Bodegish sealed drink before TSA
    zone: landside
    price: posted Bodegish tablet (official pages print no bottle tariff)
    summary: >-
      Official leftover-prints Bodegish before security. Official
      leftover-prints no mapped fountain. Buy here if you want a bottle before
      the checkpoint.
    location: Contactless Bodegish micro market before security
    terminal: Main Terminal
    isBestValue: true
  - kind: purchase
    name: Chick-fil-A sealed drink
    zone: airside
    price: posted Chick-fil-A register (official pages print no bottle tariff)
    summary: >-
      Official leftover-prints Chick-fil-A Monday–Saturday 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.,
      leftover hours may fluctuate with flights. Official leftover-prints no
      Sunday cell. Confirm the Bodegish machines if the satellite is dark.
    location: Chick-fil-A satellite before security and in the gate area
    terminal: Main Terminal
airportistScore: 7.1
slug: abi
region: North America
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# Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)
Abilene, United States · North America
A one-hall City of Abilene field with at-the-terminal $12 parking after 24 hours, Bodegish plus a Monday–Saturday Chick-fil-A satellite on both sides of TSA, and no passenger lounge — useful for American Eagle DFW / PHX and United Express DEN / IAH if you can skip the official leftover no-taxi curb.
## Airportist Score

**7.1 / 10**
Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge).
- Ease of use (25%): 8.6 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
- Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.0 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
- Food & retail (15%): 6.8 — Food and retail quality and variety.
- Ground access (15%): 7.4 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
- Reliability (15%): 8.0 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
- Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality.

## At a glance

- Passengers: 105,976
- Terminals: 1
- Typical security: 8 min
- On-time: 84%
- Disruption: normal

## Best for

- Drivers who can use the official at-the-terminal $12-after-24-hours lot
- American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth and Phoenix turns
- United Express Denver and Houston Intercontinental turns

## Watch out for

- Official leftover-prints no licensed taxi; leftover Wi-Fi outage on the same FREE AIRPORT GUEST card
- No passenger lounge and no mapped drinking fountain on official traveler pages
- Official ABI Insights leftover-prints five daily DFW-only flights; the 17 Sep 2026 board leftover-printed DFW, PHX, DEN, and IAH

## More intel

- [Lounge directory](/airports/abi/lounges.md) (free)
- [Getting there](/airports/abi/getting-there.md) (free)
- [Amenities](/airports/abi/amenities.md) (free)
- [Traveler tips](/airports/abi/tips.md) (free)
- [Water](/airports/abi/water.md) (free)
- [Full guide](/airports/abi/guide.md) (free)
- [Disruptions](/airports/abi/disruptions.md) (free)
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